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verb · permission · meaning depends on context
to allow someone to do something
let / allowpermitir / deixar
Also found as: lets · letting · let’s
Let me check the address.
let someone leavelet someone uselet someone decide
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let
/let/verb · A2
MAIN MEANING
A2permitir / deixar
to allow someone to do something
let / allowpermitir / deixar
This word can have different meanings. Choose the one that fits your sentence.
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2
verb · causation · expressed through grammar
to allow an action or state to happen without preventing it
let + object + verbdeixar
Let the engine cool before you touch it.
let it coollet something happenlet someone go
3
verb · grammar · expressed as a phrase
used in let’s to make a suggestion that includes the speaker
let’s + verbvamos …
Let’s start with the first question.
let’s startlet’s checklet’s meet
Let me check the address.
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